Easy Santa Pancakes
Make these festive Santa pancakes with this easy homemade recipe or your favorite mix.
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder, aluminum-free
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ½ cups milk, any
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, optional
- Banana slices (beard), raspberries and whipped cream (hat), dried fruit and M&M (eyes)
Instructions
Make the batter:
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Make a well in the middle and pour in the milk, egg, butter, and vanilla extract. Break up the egg first with a fork, and then begin mixing it with the flour, working from the outside of the bowl in, until just combined and the batter is mostly smooth.
Cook the pancakes:
- Heat a non-stick griddle or large pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, grease, spray, or melt butter on the hot surface. When using an electric griddle, heat it somewhere between 300 and 350F.
- Immediately, pour ¼ cup of pancake batter onto the greased pan. Cook the pancakes for about 2 minutes per side. Remove the pancakes from the pan onto a plate and keep them warm while you cook the rest of the batter.
Assemble the Santa:
- Peel and slice a banana for the beard and the eyes. Arrange the raspberries for the hat, and form the white band and the pompom with whipped cream. Use dried fruit and/or M&M for the nose and the eye balls.
Notes
Since pancake batter naturally has a mild, neutral flavor, I recommend using aluminum-free baking powder.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Santa | Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 275mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 2mg
